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16-9-8
Section 16-9-8 Taking office on January 1 following election; procedure where successful candidate
dies or resigns prior to taking office. (a) In counties in which the county superintendent
of education is elected by popular vote, the successful candidate shall take office on January
1 following the date of election. In the event the successful candidate dies or resigns prior
to January 1 following the date of election, a successor shall be elected at a special election
held for that purpose set upon proclamation of the Governor. County party committees may call
primary elections to be held in accordance with Chapter 7 of Title 17, to determine party
candidates at the special election. In the event one candidate at the election does not receive
a majority of all votes cast at the election, there shall be held a run-off election three
weeks after the date of the first election between the two candidates who received the highest
number of votes. The incumbent shall continue to hold...
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17-5-9
Section 17-5-9 Filing procedure. (a) All statements and reports, including amendments, required
of principal campaign committees under the provisions of this chapter shall be filed with
the Secretary of State in the case of candidates for state office or state elected officials,
and in the case of candidates for local office or local elected officials, with the judge
of probate of the county in which the office is sought for the 2016 election cycle. (b) Political
action committees, which seek to influence an election for local office or to influence a
proposition regarding a single county, shall file all reports and statements, including amendments,
with the judge of probate of the county affected. All other political action committees, except
as provided in subsection (a) above, shall file reports and statements with the Secretary
of State. (c) In the case of candidates for a municipal office where the municipality is located
in more than one county, the statements and reports shall...
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45-37-72.20
Section 45-37-72.20 Definitions. As herein used, the following terms have the meanings hereby
ascribed to them: (1) COUNTY. Jefferson County, Alabama. (2) COUNTYWIDE ELECTION. Any election,
whether general, special, or primary, including runoff elections, where qualified electors
throughout the county are entitled to vote and which is held to elect a federal, state, or
county officer or to nominate a candidate or candidates, for a federal, state, or county office
or offices, to submit one or more questions, including, but not limited to, the question of
adopting a proposed amendment to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, and the question of
whether general obligation bonds, or revenue bonds, of the state or county shall be issued.
(3) ELECTION COMMISSION. The election commission of the county. (4) FIRST ELECTION. The first
election for which this act provides to fill a vacancy as distinguished from the runoff election
held hereunder, if a runoff election is necessary. (5) RUNOFF...
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17-11-3
Section 17-11-3 Absentee balloting generally. (a) Any qualified elector of this state may apply
for and vote an absentee ballot by mail, by hand delivery, or by commercial carrier, as determined
by rule by the Secretary of State, as provided in Sections 17-11-5 and 17-11-9, in any primary,
general, special, or municipal election, if he or she makes application in writing therefor
not less than five days prior to the election in which he or she desires to vote and meets
one or more of the following requirements: (1) The person expects to be out of the county
or the state, or the municipality for municipal elections, on election day. (2) The person
has any physical illness or infirmity which prevents his or her attendance at the polls, whether
he or she is within or without the county on the day of the election. (3) The person expects
to work a shift which has at least 10 hours which coincide with the hours the polls are open
at his or her regular polling place. (4) The person is...
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17-6-22
Section 17-6-22 Political parties not included on ballot unless requirements met. (a) No political
party, except those qualified as a political party under Chapter 13, shall be included on
any general election ballot unless: (1) The party shall have filed with the Secretary of State
or other appropriate official on the date of the first primary election a list of the signatures
of at least three percent of the qualified electors who cast ballots for the office of Governor
in the last general election for the state, county, city, district, or other political subdivision
in which the political party seeks to qualify candidates for office; and unless (2) The party
shall have fulfilled all other applicable requirements of federal, state, or local laws. (b)
The provisions of this section are supplemental to the provisions of Chapter 13, and other
laws regarding the conduct of elections in Alabama, and shall repeal only those laws or parts
of laws in direct conflict herewith. (Acts 1982, No....
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17-16-20
Section 17-16-20 Recounts generally. (a) When, in a general election, the election returns
for any public office, including a judicial office, reflect that a candidate is defeated or
any ballot statewide measure is defeated by not more than one half of one percent of the votes
cast for the office, or the ballot measure, as certified by the appropriate election officer,
a recount shall be held unless the defeated candidate submits a written waiver for the recount
as provided herein: (1) In the case of an election for any federal, state, circuit, or district
office, or the state Senate, state House of Representatives, or any other office that is not
a county office, a written waiver for a recount may be submitted to the Secretary of State
within 24 hours after the certification of the results of the election. Upon receipt of the
waiver, the Secretary of State shall immediately order the recount to be cancelled. (2) In
the case of an election for any county office, a written waiver for a...
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17-13-8.1
Section 17-13-8.1 Instant runoff primary elections in certain situations. (a) Notwithstanding
the provisions of Section 17-6-23 and Section 17-13-18, in a primary election or second primary
election, this section shall apply only to voters who are voting by absentee ballot pursuant
to the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act in any county or portion thereof
in which the nomination for a federal office other than the office of President which is contested
by three or more candidates. (b) The judge of probate shall prepare each of the following:
(1) A special federal ballot to be used in a federal instant runoff primary election. The
special federal ballot shall contain a list of all federal offices, other than the office
of President, contested by three or more candidates and the candidates qualifying for the
election for each office. (2) A special state ballot for the primary election shall contain
the office of President in presidential election years, any federal...
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17-4-2.1
Section 17-4-2.1 Electronic poll books. (a) The Secretary of State may allow the use of electronic
poll books in lieu of the printed lists of qualified voters provided for in Section 17-4-2
and the poll lists provided for in Sections 17-9-11 and 17-13-7. A county, with consent of
the county commission and judge of probate, may use electronic poll books in lieu of the printed
lists of qualified voters. In addition, the Secretary of State and municipal governing bodies
may allow the use of electronic poll books in lieu of the printed lists of qualified voters
provided for in Section 11-46-36 or any local law governing a municipal election. (b) A participating
county or municipality may adopt the use of any electronic poll book that has been certified
by the Secretary of State for use in this state. (c) To be certified for use by the Secretary
of State, an electronic poll book shall do all of the following: (1) Be secure. (2) Be compatible
with the statewide voter registration system. (3)...
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17-5-8
Section 17-5-8 Reports of contributions and expenditures by candidates, committees, and officials;
filing; procedure. (a) The treasurer, designated filing agent, or candidate, shall file with
the Secretary of State or judge of probate, as designated in Section 17-5-9, periodic reports
of contributions and expenditures at the following times once a principal campaign committee
files its statement under Section 17-5-4 or a political action committee files its statement
of organization under Section 17-5-5: (1) Beginning after the 2012 election cycle, regardless
of whether a candidate has opposition in any election, monthly reports not later than the
second business day of the subsequent month, beginning 12 months before the date of any primary,
special, runoff, or general election for which a political action committee or principal campaign
committee receives contributions or makes expenditures with a view toward influencing such
election's result. A monthly report shall include all...
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17-13-102
Section 17-13-102 Petition requirements. In order to qualify the name of any person to appear
on the ballot at a presidential preference primary, a petition or petitions in support of
his or her candidacy shall be filed with the state party chair of the appropriate political
party, hereinafter referred to as "chair," 116 days prior to the presidential preference
primary election. To comply with this section, a candidate may file a petition or petitions
signed by a total of not less than 500 qualified electors of the state, or petitions signed
by not less than 50 qualified electors of each congressional district of the state, in which
case there shall be a separate petition for each congressional district. The petitions shall
be in such form as the chair may prescribe; provided, that there shall be a space for the
county of residence of each signer next to the space provided for his or her signature. No
signature may be counted as valid unless the county of residence of the signer is...
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